M&A
Cement giants Lafarge and Holcim in merger talks
05 Apr 2014
Nestle, Fresenius emerge frontrunners for Danone’s Medical Nutrition unit
04 Apr 2014
Analysts say that both Nestle and Fresenius are likely to face anti-trust issues in their quest to acquire Danone's Medical Nutrition unit
Schneider Electric in exclusive talks to sell sensors unit for $900 mn
04 Apr 2014
French electrical equipment maker Schneider is in exclusive talks with private equity firms The Carlyle Group and PAI Partners to sell its sensors unit, which has an enterprise value of $900 million
Oman to buy stake in Indian gas refiner Petronet
03 Apr 2014
Osisko Mining outlines $1.37-bn deal with Yamana Gold
03 Apr 2014
Canadian gold miner Osisko Mining Corp yesterday struck a deal to sell a 50-per cent stake in its mining and exploration assets to Yamana Gold Inc for $1.37-billion, a deal that torpedoes a hostile bid from Goldcorp Inc
Suzlon Energy buys Big Sky Wind Park from Mission Energy in debt swap deal
By By Ravi Kunder | 02 Apr 2014
Suzlon has acquired Big Sky Wind Park in lieu of debt owed to it for the supply of turbines to Edison Mission in 2009. By Ravi Kunder
China’s Cofco to buy 51% in Noble Group's agribusiness for $1.5 bn
02 Apr 2014
Cofco and Noble will form an agribusiness joint venture, which will become the principal international origination platform for Cofco
J&J accepts $4 bn bid from Carlyle for its ortho-clinical diagnostics business
01 Apr 2014
Johnson & Johnson's ortho-clinical diagnostics unit was created in 1994 when it acquired the clinical diagnostics division of Eastman Kodak and formed Johnson & Johnson Clinical Diagnostics, which was then merged in 1997 with Ortho Diagnostic Systems
Scotland’s Weir Group eyes $5.5 bn buyout of Finnish rival Metso Oyj
01 Apr 2014
Scottish pump and drilling equipment maker Weir Group is in talks to buy Finnish rival Metso Oyj in a $14.17-billion deal